Sanjay Bahadur is an Indian author. Sanjay Bahadur grew up in half a dozen cities in north and west India. He completed his graduation from Elphinstone College, Mumbai in 1987 and his Masters in Economics from the University of Mumbai in 1989. In the same year, he qualified for the Indian Civil Services examination and joined the Indian Revenue Service. During 2000- 2004 he worked as a Director in the Indian Ministry of Coal, which gave him the opportunity to observe mining operations and lives of miners at close quarters. He spent 2004 - 2005 in the United Kingdom and acquired an MBA in Public Service from the University of Birmingham in Merit Class. He has traveled extensively through Europe and in India and has also trekked in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas, including a solo trek in the Gangotri region. He enjoys reading, music and cooking. For two years, 2006?07, he was posted as the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax in Goa where he added finishing touches to The Sound of Water. At present, he is stationed in Delhi. The Sound of Water is his first novel which has been included in the long list announced by the Administrative Committee of Man Asia Literary Prize. 

January 1st, 1966 in (Age 58)